smartphone

noun

smart·​phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 

variants or less commonly smart phone

plural smartphones also smart phones

: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)

Examples of smartphone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the premium smartphone market approaches saturation levels and typical upgrade cycles stretch out to three years and beyond, Apple is looking beyond simple price rises across the portfolio. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

That includes your laptop, smartphone, tablet, smart TV and work computer. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

In a small group exercise, she was asked to describe what her smartphone does. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026

Beyond laboratory measurements, the researchers demonstrated practical operation by powering a small LED lamp and charging a smartphone. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for smartphone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

smartphone

noun

smart·​phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 

: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)